How well do you know ticket resale platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of ticket resale platforms, plus how the work pays.
The questions
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Multiple choice
Where is SeatGeek headquartered?
- United States
- Germany
- Australia
- Japan
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United States
SeatGeek is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
How much does it typically cost to start earning on ticket resale platforms?
- Low
- Medium
- High
- None
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Medium
Startup cost for ticket resale platforms: medium.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the ticket resale platforms?
- BiTaksi
- Paytm
- Ticketmaster Resale
- Sribu
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale is one of the ticket resale platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Ticketmaster Resale profile
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Gametime
- StubHub
- SeatGeek
- TCGplayer
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TCGplayer → StubHub → SeatGeek → Gametime
TCGplayer (1998), StubHub (2000), SeatGeek (2009), Gametime (2012).
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Multiple choice
Higher or lower: which takes the bigger cut?
- viagogo
- TCGplayer
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viagogo
viagogo takes ~ 15%; TCGplayer takes around 10%.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Vivid Seats
- Ticketmaster Resale
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Ticketmaster Resale
Ticketmaster Resale was founded in 1976, Vivid Seats in 2001.
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Estimate
In what year was SeatGeek founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2009
SeatGeek was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, United States.
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Estimate
How big a cut does TCGplayer take from earners?
Somewhere between 0% and 50%.
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10%
TCGplayer takes 10%. Its fees: Around 10% marketplace commission plus processing
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Multiple choice
Where is StubHub headquartered?
- United Kingdom
- South Korea
- United States
- India
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United States
StubHub is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on ticket resale platforms?
- 1-2 weeks
- Months
- Days after the event
- Days to 2 weeks
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Days after the event
Typical time to first pay on ticket resale platforms: Days after the event.
Source: All ticket resale platforms Compare every platform type